The 4th annual Pure Heat Community Festival, was held during Atlanta Black Gay Pride Weekend at Piedmont Park. The Vision Community Foundation (founded by Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen, III & deputy director Avian Watson) and Traxx Girls (founded by Melissa Scott) present the annual festival honoring entertainers and community leaders that avidly support the LGBTQ community.
Grammy Award Winning artists Monica and Kelly Price both received humanitarian awards for their outstanding career achievements and support of the LGBT community. Both ladies took the stage to sing some of their biggest hits.The annual celebration included activities such as j-sette competitions, hair battles, musical performances, food vendors, PSA’s from the CDC and more.
The 2015 festival had a star studded line up that included appearances by: Claudia Jordan, Demetria McKinney, Veronica Vega, Teedra Moses, Gocha Hawkins, Dice Dixen, Polow Da’ Don, Toccara Jones, Zonnique, Dr. Heavenly, Tameka Raymond, Andrea Kelly, Tiffany Foxx, Veronica Vega, Shannon Brown, Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris, Shekinah Anderson, and more.
Check out pics from the event below!
Photo Credit: Chris Mitchell/CME 3000
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